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Quantitative assessment of workload and stressors in clinical radiation oncology.
Mazur LM, Mosaly PR, Jackson M, et al. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012;83:e571-e576.

This assessment of stressors and workload among radiation oncology providers highlighted the importance of interruptions, technical issues (e.g., software malfunctions), and teamwork failures as key contributing factors.
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